| NOUN | body | uriniferous tubule, nephron | any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney |
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| Meaning | Any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney. | |
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| Synonym | nephron | |
| Part of | kidney | Either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine |
| Parts | malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle | The capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron |
| Broader | tubule | A small tube |
| Spanish | nefrona | |
| Catalan | nefró, nefrona | |
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